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| Are 1944 - 1946 Cents Always 'Cartridge Case' Cents? Or Just Sometimes?
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rmpsrpms
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 Posted 05/08/2025 8:11 pm
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| As @jpsned notes, many of the shellcase coins seem to have some indigo/violet/bright blue toning. This is presumably from contamination due to the primers, but only an EDX would show that for sure. Like @BadThad, I never had opportunity to run EDX due to heavy workload on the equipment. Personal projects were frowned upon. |
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| Are 1944 - 1946 Cents Always 'Cartridge Case' Cents? Or Just Sometimes?
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rmpsrpms
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Posted 05/08/2025 09:17 am
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That's very interesting! Had not seen this reference. Weird they might make a whole batch of Cents with large Ag content, but bigger mistakes have been made.
We do know that San Francisco had a different smelter, or did it themselves, versus P and D mints. From the numismatic evidence, I've only seen the bright discolorations on S mint Cents, so I'd conclude they were not as carefully alloyed/mixed, or perhaps only San Francisco was tasked with the shellcase Cent PR ploy. In any event, an nice SF mint Shellcase Cent is a beauty to behold. |
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| Are 1944 - 1946 Cents Always 'Cartridge Case' Cents? Or Just Sometimes?
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rmpsrpms
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Posted 05/08/2025 08:04 am
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| The "shellcase" coins were not made of 100% shellcase brass, as far as any of the references state. Just a small percentage of spent shellcases were added to the mix, presumably more as a PR ploy. I doubt there was enough zinc added to justify calling these "brass", but maybe some coins were made with 100% shellcase brass, who knows? The main distinguishing feature I've noticed is bright and unusual toning colors, often streaky or splotchy, that appear to me to be due poor mixing during the alloying process. These colors are consistent with metals found in other parts of the used shellcases, especially the primer materials, but I've never seen a definitive XRF assessment of a "shellcase" Cent to be sure. |
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| 1958 D Wheat Penny DDO?
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rmpsrpms
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Posted 04/29/2025 8:43 pm
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I don't see any indication of doubling.
If you got it in change then most likely it has some rub on high points, so would probably grade a high AU grade. I like the green reverse color and there are a lot of Cent collectors who look for this kind of toning, so you might find someone who would want it for their collection, or just keep it yourself as an example of nice green toning. |
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| Getting New Folks Into Die Varieties
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rmpsrpms
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Posted 04/27/2025 8:03 pm
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I'm a bit bummed we did not hear from @Xamant regarding the coin I sent him. Not sure what happened, and hoping the best, but his last post was 3/25 and I did not receive email reply either.
That said, if folks are still interested in receiving a known die variety for their collection please email me with your contact info. The only thing I'm looking for in return is that you attribute the coin using one or more of the reference websites at our disposal. @fredm2654's attribution was excellent, with photos and such, but that's more than what I am looking for, so don't feel like you have to do that much work for this project. Just figure out what variety you get and post the attribution to the thread... |
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| 1955-S Lincoln Wheat RPM-004
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rmpsrpms
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Posted 04/26/2025 1:51 pm
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Yes, this is what I would consider a minor RPM. It is hard to see even in early die state and high grade, let alone after some circulation. But it was listed long ago and continues to be one of the many older RPMs that would not be listed today.
That said, IMO CONECA was/is too critical of RPM strength to qualify for listing, as well as inconsistent. I have several stories relating to this. One example is the 55-S RPM I sent in 20+ years ago which came back as "Too minor to list". Yet just after that the first edition of what became VV was published, and my coin was listed as RPM #5 but with someone else listed as the discoverer!
I have several more examples, but in the case of RPM #4 I do agree it's a pretty minor RPM. |
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| Wtt 1956-D OBW Rolls
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rmpsrpms
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Posted 04/19/2025 10:57 pm
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| I have a bunch of extra OBW rolls from various banks that I would trade for banks I don't own. Especially looking for East Coast banks but Midwest and West Coast as well. Let me know what you have and I'll send you a list of what I have to trade. Also will buy rolls from banks outright that I don't have. |
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| US Treasury Ordered To Stop Producing New Cents
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rmpsrpms
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Posted 04/18/2025 9:34 pm
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| Now that the meaning is more clear, I'm all on board for eliminating bills and going with coins. But I'd like to see them in Au and Ag as they "should" be. How big would the $1, $5, $10, $20 be in Ag, and the $50, $100 be in Au? Wow, what a Renaissance that would be. |
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| US Treasury Ordered To Stop Producing New Cents
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rmpsrpms
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Posted 04/17/2025 11:24 am
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I didn't say crypto, which would be illegal and would require a constitutional amendment to introduce as currency. Til then it can only be a commodity. By "digital" I just meant credit cards and such.
But even though I didn't put a smiley, I was 100% joking. |
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| US Treasury Ordered To Stop Producing New Cents
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rmpsrpms
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Posted 04/17/2025 11:05 am
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Why not get rid of the nickel too? If you get rid of the cent, it makes no "cents" to keep the nickel!!!
Why not get rid of all coins? They are heavy and a lot of trouble and expensive to produce. And paper money too, it's disgusting and dirty. I say just go all digital. |
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